GUEST OF HONOR
SANDRA MOON
RECEIVING THE FLORENCE SHAPIRO DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD
Sandra Moon was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and has resided in Dallas, since 1990. Sandra with her husband Sam have two children - Lauren and Sam, Jr.
Ms Moon's background includes a career in music, arts, retail, various non-profit board memberships, and executive leadership in commercial real estate development. These experiences have enabled her to collaborate with key community developers, and to place vision and opportunity that bridge the arts, business and community.
Ms. Moon has leveraged her passion for artistic endeavors, as well as her negotiation skills, as a senior executive in the areas of Hotel and Real Estate Development for Sam Moon Group (SMG). She was integral in the development and execution of the award-winning design of the new Renaissance Hotel in Plano, Texas carrying through her theme of "West of Zen".
Ms. Moon is currently working on the design and development of two additional hotels in the high growth communities of - land and Frisco. In this capacity, Sandra has worked closely with community leaders to ensure that the hotels meet diverse city and business Interests, and also advance the aesthetics of the city and community.
This passion for learning about and appreciating other cultures has led Sandra to visit Chabad and study with Rabbi & Rivkie Block. Sandra's appreciation for the work of Chabad has led her to become a friend and supporter who always seeks out ways to promote Chabad and open doors for future success.
Sandra's deep spiritual awareness and intelligence guides her life and consequently brings blessings to our community. In recognition of Sandra's exemplary leadership in many areas of our community, we are honored to present to her "The Florence Shapiro Distinguished Leadership Award".
Chesed Award
Chabad of Plano has been producing, with great success, annual evenings of entertainment for close to 20 years. These events serve to educate, inform and celebrate with attendees the work of Chabad of Plano in our community, as well as to raise funds to continue its vital and meaningful work.
These annual events would not happen without the dedication, talent and vision of four dynamic women. For close to 20 years, these women have worked together to bring our annual events to reality. From concept to implementation, they are hands-on, passionate and determined to do whatever it takes to make these events the success that they are.
For the many hours, conversations and hard work, we honor these four women with the Chesed Award. They serve as an inspirational example of volunteerism, generosity of spirit and the ability to juggle multiple pieces of their very busy and successful lives to bring blessings to their community!
MARLA BUSKIN
"I volunteer because I know the importance of service and giving back and believe that working with different people for the betterment of a community makes everyone a valuable part of it."
BONITA GLUCKMAN
"Volunteering is important to me because I enjoy giving back to the community when I can. It has been a privilege to watch Chabad grow and thrive all these years."
KAREN GLANGER
"I volunteer whenever I can. It's such a pleasure since I believe its for the greater good of all of the amazing Chabad families from all walks of life."
SHERYL PIDGEON
"It's been my sincere pleasure to be a part of Chabad of Plano for nearly two decades, beginning in the carpool line at Camp Gan lzzy where I first met Rabbi Block and was instantly drawn into his warm and caring Chabad family."
